Month: November 2011

Sports

Gauchos Host Santa Clara in T-Dome

November 15, 2011 by Ryan Porush

The UCSB men’s basketball team will face its first Division I opponent Tuesday night when the team hosts visiting Santa Clara in a nonconference game. “We are looking forward to coming out and trying to stay hot,” senior guard Orlando...

Tennis

UCSB Dominates, Wins Gaucho Classic

November 15, 2011 by Paul-Michael Ochoa

Competing in their final fall season tournament, the UCSB men’s tennis team won the Gaucho Classic tournament at Santa Barbara this past weekend, overcoming the tough competition and rain delays. Facing UCSD, LMU and Westmont, the Gaucho ...

Opinion

Right Said: Talk Is Cheap, Action Isn’t

November 15, 2011 by Jeffrey Robin

When Barack Obama was a senator running for presidency in 2008, he promised “hope” and “change” not only for the American people but for the world. Since the day he took office, people polled in foreign lands have registered more su...

Opinion

Left Said: Make Sanctions, Not War

November 15, 2011 by Geoffrey Bell

It should be pretty clear to most observers by now that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons under the guise of a peaceful nuclear energy program. While they haven’t yet enriched uranium to the very high levels required for weapons u...

News

Psychiatric Facility Faces Federal Audit

November 14, 2011 by Douglas Flanagan

Santa Barbara County’s Psychiatric Health Facility is under scrutiny from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after two federal audits revealed multiple violations and deficiencies within the facility. The CMS conducted an insp...